Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Rambo’s Good Advice

Yup, here’s some great advice for those of you submitting your stories to magazines. It should be noted that all the points Ms. (or Mrs.?) Rambo mentions should be pretty much obvious. You know, simple things like don’t misspell the editor’s name… Check it out! It’s good advice! (Don’t click the read more, there isn’t […]

Advice About Audio Interviews

(For writers, from a listener).I listen to a lot of audio interviews with authors. From The Agony Column to Adventures in Scifi Publishing to The Dragon Page (among many others), there is a plethora of great interviews out there. But there are also interviews that, while interest, are truly boring. The problem isn’t so much […]

SF/F Links: March/April Roundup

A little delayed, but finally I have some links for you all. There are loads more, so I think I’m going to have to go with a weekly schedule so it doesn’t pile up like it is doing now. In any case, here are the links: io9 Things you can do to help create artificial […]

SF/F Links: March Roundup Part One

This is a little later than usual, but so be it. There will be a roundup at the start of April, most likely, rather than two roundups for March, although I’ll still call it a March Roundup. I got behind due to finals. In any case, here are a load of links that might be […]

(Almost) Required Essentials For Writers

These might seem like no-brainers, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t have or do something of these things. I’ve learned the hard way, which is probably not the best way. Regardless, there are things that writers really should have, whether it be a product or a feature turned on in a program, or […]

Podcasts For Writers: A Treasure Trove (Part One)

One of the most fascinating things about the Internet is that it has become a vast compendium of knowledge for just about everything imaginable. For writers it is both a magical device and a curse. On the one hand a writer can find anything he or she needs (of course, when I say writer I […]